Kinsale Dockyard

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Kinsale to the west of Cork Harbour, was considered the chief naval port of Ireland until the late 18th Century. In 1805 the Cove of Cork was made station of a Port Admiral, under Rear Admiral Drury. From then onwards, Cork Harbour eclipsed Kinsale. The size of Cork Harbour, meant that it had far greater capacity for mooring merchant ships and naval vessels.

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